SotD: Water, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples, Albert King
youtu.be/UmYZqfKVP28?...
From their 1969 album, Jammed Together. One of the few, maybe the only, tracks I've come across where Cropper is singing lead vocals. Cropper wrote this with Eddie Floyd.
youtu.be/UmYZqfKVP28?...
From their 1969 album, Jammed Together. One of the few, maybe the only, tracks I've come across where Cropper is singing lead vocals. Cropper wrote this with Eddie Floyd.
Steve Cropper, Pop Staples, & Albert King - Water
YouTube video by Alexis L.
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
SotD: Water, Steve Cropper, Pop Staples, Albert King
youtu.be/UmYZqfKVP28?...
From their 1969 album, Jammed Together. One of the few, maybe the only, tracks I've come across where Cropper is singing lead vocals. Cropper wrote this with Eddie Floyd.
youtu.be/UmYZqfKVP28?...
From their 1969 album, Jammed Together. One of the few, maybe the only, tracks I've come across where Cropper is singing lead vocals. Cropper wrote this with Eddie Floyd.
SotD: Check Out Your Mind, Jazz Soul Seven
youtu.be/COXYiilEIH4?...
I probably listened to Phil Upchurch as much as Steve Cropper growing up, I just didn't know about him until much later. A guitar/bass session musician, also a composer, arranger and producer.
RIP Phil Upchurch
youtu.be/COXYiilEIH4?...
I probably listened to Phil Upchurch as much as Steve Cropper growing up, I just didn't know about him until much later. A guitar/bass session musician, also a composer, arranger and producer.
RIP Phil Upchurch
Check out Your Mind
YouTube video by Jazz Soul Seven - Topic
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
SotD: Check Out Your Mind, Jazz Soul Seven
youtu.be/COXYiilEIH4?...
I probably listened to Phil Upchurch as much as Steve Cropper growing up, I just didn't know about him until much later. A guitar/bass session musician, also a composer, arranger and producer.
RIP Phil Upchurch
youtu.be/COXYiilEIH4?...
I probably listened to Phil Upchurch as much as Steve Cropper growing up, I just didn't know about him until much later. A guitar/bass session musician, also a composer, arranger and producer.
RIP Phil Upchurch
SotD: Merry Christmas Baby, Booker T and the MG's
youtu.be/nORscq51EVs?...
Been listening to Steve Cropper play guitar for as long as I can remember. His parts were often perfect, he had a knack for crafting just the right passage. Also a great producer, arranger, and songwriter.
RIP Steve Cropper
youtu.be/nORscq51EVs?...
Been listening to Steve Cropper play guitar for as long as I can remember. His parts were often perfect, he had a knack for crafting just the right passage. Also a great producer, arranger, and songwriter.
RIP Steve Cropper
Merry Christmas Baby
YouTube video by Booker T. & the M.G.’s - Topic
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
SotD: Merry Christmas Baby, Booker T and the MG's
youtu.be/nORscq51EVs?...
Been listening to Steve Cropper play guitar for as long as I can remember. His parts were often perfect, he had a knack for crafting just the right passage. Also a great producer, arranger, and songwriter.
RIP Steve Cropper
youtu.be/nORscq51EVs?...
Been listening to Steve Cropper play guitar for as long as I can remember. His parts were often perfect, he had a knack for crafting just the right passage. Also a great producer, arranger, and songwriter.
RIP Steve Cropper
SotD: All Love Must Die, Marissa Nadler
freemusicarchive.org/music/Mariss...
From WFMU's Free Music Archive, a live, in studio, recording from 2011. I don't know much about Nadler, though she's been around for a while, but i heard this song recently and thought it was terrific.
freemusicarchive.org/music/Mariss...
From WFMU's Free Music Archive, a live, in studio, recording from 2011. I don't know much about Nadler, though she's been around for a while, but i heard this song recently and thought it was terrific.
December 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
SotD: All Love Must Die, Marissa Nadler
freemusicarchive.org/music/Mariss...
From WFMU's Free Music Archive, a live, in studio, recording from 2011. I don't know much about Nadler, though she's been around for a while, but i heard this song recently and thought it was terrific.
freemusicarchive.org/music/Mariss...
From WFMU's Free Music Archive, a live, in studio, recording from 2011. I don't know much about Nadler, though she's been around for a while, but i heard this song recently and thought it was terrific.
SotD: I Can Never Say, The Pretty Things
youtu.be/_PaUxGuBObM?...
The Pretty Things were a band I heard about but never heard much of. I don't know the reasons but they didn't tour the US at the height of the British Invasion and never had much of a presence here after.
RIP Viv Prince
youtu.be/_PaUxGuBObM?...
The Pretty Things were a band I heard about but never heard much of. I don't know the reasons but they didn't tour the US at the height of the British Invasion and never had much of a presence here after.
RIP Viv Prince
I Can Never Say (Remastered)
YouTube video by The Pretty Things - Topic
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
SotD: I Can Never Say, The Pretty Things
youtu.be/_PaUxGuBObM?...
The Pretty Things were a band I heard about but never heard much of. I don't know the reasons but they didn't tour the US at the height of the British Invasion and never had much of a presence here after.
RIP Viv Prince
youtu.be/_PaUxGuBObM?...
The Pretty Things were a band I heard about but never heard much of. I don't know the reasons but they didn't tour the US at the height of the British Invasion and never had much of a presence here after.
RIP Viv Prince
SotD: Minute papillon, WORLD BRAIN
worldbrain.bandcamp.com/track/minute...
From the Berlin group's 2024 album, Open Source. You can hear the Stereolab, but it still manages to be their own thing. I'm really fond of this track.
worldbrain.bandcamp.com/track/minute...
From the Berlin group's 2024 album, Open Source. You can hear the Stereolab, but it still manages to be their own thing. I'm really fond of this track.
Minute papillon, by WORLD BRAIN
from the album Open Source
worldbrain.bandcamp.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
SotD: Minute papillon, WORLD BRAIN
worldbrain.bandcamp.com/track/minute...
From the Berlin group's 2024 album, Open Source. You can hear the Stereolab, but it still manages to be their own thing. I'm really fond of this track.
worldbrain.bandcamp.com/track/minute...
From the Berlin group's 2024 album, Open Source. You can hear the Stereolab, but it still manages to be their own thing. I'm really fond of this track.
SotD: Feed The Fire, Helen Sung
helensung.bandcamp.com/track/feed-t...
From Sung's 2021 album, Quartet+. Sung's arrangement of the Geri Allen classic. Featuring the Harlem Quartet. Terrific arrangement and performance.
helensung.bandcamp.com/track/feed-t...
From Sung's 2021 album, Quartet+. Sung's arrangement of the Geri Allen classic. Featuring the Harlem Quartet. Terrific arrangement and performance.
Feed the Fire, by Helen Sung
from the album Quartet+
helensung.bandcamp.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
SotD: Feed The Fire, Helen Sung
helensung.bandcamp.com/track/feed-t...
From Sung's 2021 album, Quartet+. Sung's arrangement of the Geri Allen classic. Featuring the Harlem Quartet. Terrific arrangement and performance.
helensung.bandcamp.com/track/feed-t...
From Sung's 2021 album, Quartet+. Sung's arrangement of the Geri Allen classic. Featuring the Harlem Quartet. Terrific arrangement and performance.
SotD: Kick Out The Jams, Jeff Buckley
youtu.be/JGai5sYt1i4?...
Back in the day I somehow missed Buckley's awesome cover of the MC5 classic. Live performance at Columbia Records Radio Hour, 06/04/1995.
youtu.be/JGai5sYt1i4?...
Back in the day I somehow missed Buckley's awesome cover of the MC5 classic. Live performance at Columbia Records Radio Hour, 06/04/1995.
Kick Out the Jams (Live At Columbia Records Radio Hour, New York, NY, June 4, 1995)
YouTube video by Jeff Buckley - Topic
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
SotD: Kick Out The Jams, Jeff Buckley
youtu.be/JGai5sYt1i4?...
Back in the day I somehow missed Buckley's awesome cover of the MC5 classic. Live performance at Columbia Records Radio Hour, 06/04/1995.
youtu.be/JGai5sYt1i4?...
Back in the day I somehow missed Buckley's awesome cover of the MC5 classic. Live performance at Columbia Records Radio Hour, 06/04/1995.
SotD: King Of Kings, Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/tpjfPOY3ujg?...
Clip from the 1964 BBC documentary, This Is Ska (that is now on my watch list). Great performance and i love the dancing and all the shots of the audience.
RIP Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/tpjfPOY3ujg?...
Clip from the 1964 BBC documentary, This Is Ska (that is now on my watch list). Great performance and i love the dancing and all the shots of the audience.
RIP Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff - King Of Kings
YouTube video by Kevin Hobbs
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
SotD: King Of Kings, Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/tpjfPOY3ujg?...
Clip from the 1964 BBC documentary, This Is Ska (that is now on my watch list). Great performance and i love the dancing and all the shots of the audience.
RIP Jimmy Cliff
youtu.be/tpjfPOY3ujg?...
Clip from the 1964 BBC documentary, This Is Ska (that is now on my watch list). Great performance and i love the dancing and all the shots of the audience.
RIP Jimmy Cliff
SotD: Memo 267, Caity Gyorgy
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com/track/memo-267
From the Canadian singer's recent album, Caity Gyorgy With Strings. All new compositions written by Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, with the string arrangements by Limacher. Most of the songs are faster and swing, but there are...
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com/track/memo-267
From the Canadian singer's recent album, Caity Gyorgy With Strings. All new compositions written by Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, with the string arrangements by Limacher. Most of the songs are faster and swing, but there are...
Memo 267, by Caity Gyorgy, Mark Limacher
from the album Caity Gyorgy with Strings: Arranged and Conducted by Mark Limacher
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SotD: Memo 267, Caity Gyorgy
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com/track/memo-267
From the Canadian singer's recent album, Caity Gyorgy With Strings. All new compositions written by Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, with the string arrangements by Limacher. Most of the songs are faster and swing, but there are...
caitygyorgy.bandcamp.com/track/memo-267
From the Canadian singer's recent album, Caity Gyorgy With Strings. All new compositions written by Gyorgy and Mark Limacher, with the string arrangements by Limacher. Most of the songs are faster and swing, but there are...
SotD: Stranger In A Strange Land, Leon Russell
youtu.be/0iL5aOJ7LR8?...
I hadn't thought of this in ages but came across it recently and really like it. Back when I was a pre-teen FM listener, LR got a ton of airplay. I can do without ever hearing a lot of it again. This still works for me, though.
youtu.be/0iL5aOJ7LR8?...
I hadn't thought of this in ages but came across it recently and really like it. Back when I was a pre-teen FM listener, LR got a ton of airplay. I can do without ever hearing a lot of it again. This still works for me, though.
Stranger In A Strange Land
YouTube video by Leon Russell - Topic
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
SotD: Stranger In A Strange Land, Leon Russell
youtu.be/0iL5aOJ7LR8?...
I hadn't thought of this in ages but came across it recently and really like it. Back when I was a pre-teen FM listener, LR got a ton of airplay. I can do without ever hearing a lot of it again. This still works for me, though.
youtu.be/0iL5aOJ7LR8?...
I hadn't thought of this in ages but came across it recently and really like it. Back when I was a pre-teen FM listener, LR got a ton of airplay. I can do without ever hearing a lot of it again. This still works for me, though.
SotD: stupid prizes, keiyaA
keiyaa.bandcamp.com/track/stupid...
From her recent album, hooke's law. A lush, gorgeous ballad.
keiyaa.bandcamp.com/track/stupid...
From her recent album, hooke's law. A lush, gorgeous ballad.
stupid prizes, by keiyaA
track by keiyaA
keiyaa.bandcamp.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
SotD: stupid prizes, keiyaA
keiyaa.bandcamp.com/track/stupid...
From her recent album, hooke's law. A lush, gorgeous ballad.
keiyaa.bandcamp.com/track/stupid...
From her recent album, hooke's law. A lush, gorgeous ballad.
SotD: Carey, Joni Mitchell
youtu.be/wfZJ6sHeA6k?...
A favorite song from one of her favorite albums on repeat for Barbara H. Lopez Day!
youtu.be/wfZJ6sHeA6k?...
A favorite song from one of her favorite albums on repeat for Barbara H. Lopez Day!
Joni Mitchell - Carey (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Joni Mitchell
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
SotD: Carey, Joni Mitchell
youtu.be/wfZJ6sHeA6k?...
A favorite song from one of her favorite albums on repeat for Barbara H. Lopez Day!
youtu.be/wfZJ6sHeA6k?...
A favorite song from one of her favorite albums on repeat for Barbara H. Lopez Day!
SotD: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone, The Supremes
youtu.be/8-_E8JexOCo?...
As train stations go, the Austin one seems designed to push back against any romanticization of train travel. Still, seeing those red lights leave the station will always be poignant.
youtu.be/8-_E8JexOCo?...
As train stations go, the Austin one seems designed to push back against any romanticization of train travel. Still, seeing those red lights leave the station will always be poignant.
How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
YouTube video by The Supremes - Topic
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
SotD: How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone, The Supremes
youtu.be/8-_E8JexOCo?...
As train stations go, the Austin one seems designed to push back against any romanticization of train travel. Still, seeing those red lights leave the station will always be poignant.
youtu.be/8-_E8JexOCo?...
As train stations go, the Austin one seems designed to push back against any romanticization of train travel. Still, seeing those red lights leave the station will always be poignant.
SotD: Shag, Kelley Deal 6000
youtu.be/cMKgymBChes?...
Back in the day, I was never familiar with Kelley Deal's work outside of the Breeders. Just heard this the other day, what a terrific track!
youtu.be/cMKgymBChes?...
Back in the day, I was never familiar with Kelley Deal's work outside of the Breeders. Just heard this the other day, what a terrific track!
Kelley Deal 6000 Shag
YouTube video by Tony Talks About Math
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
SotD: Shag, Kelley Deal 6000
youtu.be/cMKgymBChes?...
Back in the day, I was never familiar with Kelley Deal's work outside of the Breeders. Just heard this the other day, what a terrific track!
youtu.be/cMKgymBChes?...
Back in the day, I was never familiar with Kelley Deal's work outside of the Breeders. Just heard this the other day, what a terrific track!
SotD: Instant Separation, Jacuzzi Boys
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com/track/instan...
From the Miami band's upcoming album, Too Cold To Tango. My first impression was that this sounds like an Ork Records release from the end of 1975. But no, it's from 50 years later. Great slacker pop.
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com/track/instan...
From the Miami band's upcoming album, Too Cold To Tango. My first impression was that this sounds like an Ork Records release from the end of 1975. But no, it's from 50 years later. Great slacker pop.
Instant Separation, by Jacuzzi Boys
from the album Too Cold To Tango
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
SotD: Instant Separation, Jacuzzi Boys
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com/track/instan...
From the Miami band's upcoming album, Too Cold To Tango. My first impression was that this sounds like an Ork Records release from the end of 1975. But no, it's from 50 years later. Great slacker pop.
jacuzziboys.bandcamp.com/track/instan...
From the Miami band's upcoming album, Too Cold To Tango. My first impression was that this sounds like an Ork Records release from the end of 1975. But no, it's from 50 years later. Great slacker pop.
SotD: Keshukoran, Sister Irene O'Connor
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/track/keshuk...
From Sister Irene O'Connor's 1973 album, Fire Of God's Love. Recently reissiued by Freedom To Spend. O'Connor is an Australian nun and musician. O'Connor wrote, sang, and performed all the instruments (acoustic...
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/track/keshuk...
From Sister Irene O'Connor's 1973 album, Fire Of God's Love. Recently reissiued by Freedom To Spend. O'Connor is an Australian nun and musician. O'Connor wrote, sang, and performed all the instruments (acoustic...
Keshukoran, by Sister Irene O'Connor
from the album Fire of God's Love
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
SotD: Keshukoran, Sister Irene O'Connor
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/track/keshuk...
From Sister Irene O'Connor's 1973 album, Fire Of God's Love. Recently reissiued by Freedom To Spend. O'Connor is an Australian nun and musician. O'Connor wrote, sang, and performed all the instruments (acoustic...
freedomtospend.bandcamp.com/track/keshuk...
From Sister Irene O'Connor's 1973 album, Fire Of God's Love. Recently reissiued by Freedom To Spend. O'Connor is an Australian nun and musician. O'Connor wrote, sang, and performed all the instruments (acoustic...
SotD: All Of No Man's Land Is Ours, Jason Moran
youtu.be/ITdzf2TyYCk?...
Moran performs the James Reese Europe 1919 classic in an Ellen Gallagher solo exhibit (of the same title) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam back in Feb 2024.
Wonderful performance, setting.
youtu.be/ITdzf2TyYCk?...
Moran performs the James Reese Europe 1919 classic in an Ellen Gallagher solo exhibit (of the same title) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam back in Feb 2024.
Wonderful performance, setting.
Jason Moran: All of No Man’s Land Is Ours | Sessions | Gagosian Premieres
YouTube video by Gagosian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:07 PM
SotD: All Of No Man's Land Is Ours, Jason Moran
youtu.be/ITdzf2TyYCk?...
Moran performs the James Reese Europe 1919 classic in an Ellen Gallagher solo exhibit (of the same title) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam back in Feb 2024.
Wonderful performance, setting.
youtu.be/ITdzf2TyYCk?...
Moran performs the James Reese Europe 1919 classic in an Ellen Gallagher solo exhibit (of the same title) at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam back in Feb 2024.
Wonderful performance, setting.
Jasmine Minks - Where The Traffic Goes (1984)
YouTube video by IndieKid45
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 4:21 PM
SotD: Competition Ain't Nothin', Little Carl Carlton
youtu.be/Ct0rPr1G1Os?...
From 1968. I became obsessed with this track because of the brief drum/bass break at around 1:47. I don't know if this break has been sampled or used by djs but really, it should be.
youtu.be/Ct0rPr1G1Os?...
From 1968. I became obsessed with this track because of the brief drum/bass break at around 1:47. I don't know if this break has been sampled or used by djs but really, it should be.
Competition Ain't Nothin'
YouTube video by Carl Carlton - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
SotD: Competition Ain't Nothin', Little Carl Carlton
youtu.be/Ct0rPr1G1Os?...
From 1968. I became obsessed with this track because of the brief drum/bass break at around 1:47. I don't know if this break has been sampled or used by djs but really, it should be.
youtu.be/Ct0rPr1G1Os?...
From 1968. I became obsessed with this track because of the brief drum/bass break at around 1:47. I don't know if this break has been sampled or used by djs but really, it should be.
SotD: Nica's Dream, The Destiny Muhammad Trio
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com/track/nicas-...
Terrific version of the Horace Silver classic by harpist Muhammad. From her recent album, The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two.
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com/track/nicas-...
Terrific version of the Horace Silver classic by harpist Muhammad. From her recent album, The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two.
Nica's Dream by Horace Silver, by Destiny Muhammad
from the album The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
SotD: Nica's Dream, The Destiny Muhammad Trio
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com/track/nicas-...
Terrific version of the Horace Silver classic by harpist Muhammad. From her recent album, The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two.
destinymuhammad1.bandcamp.com/track/nicas-...
Terrific version of the Horace Silver classic by harpist Muhammad. From her recent album, The Destiny Muhammad Trio Volume Two.
SotD: Les Bergers, Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell
youtu.be/_DTkTU_RgDg?...
Live, studio, performance of a track from their upcoming album, End Of Something. This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of a piece by Olivier Messiaen. Brief, wonderful.
youtu.be/_DTkTU_RgDg?...
Live, studio, performance of a track from their upcoming album, End Of Something. This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of a piece by Olivier Messiaen. Brief, wonderful.
Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell: Les Bergers
YouTube video by Sara Serpa
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
SotD: Les Bergers, Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell
youtu.be/_DTkTU_RgDg?...
Live, studio, performance of a track from their upcoming album, End Of Something. This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of a piece by Olivier Messiaen. Brief, wonderful.
youtu.be/_DTkTU_RgDg?...
Live, studio, performance of a track from their upcoming album, End Of Something. This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of a piece by Olivier Messiaen. Brief, wonderful.
SotD: Popsicle, Juliana Hatfield
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/track/popsicle
I really like this new single from Hatfield's upcoming album, Lightning Might Strike.
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/track/popsicle
I really like this new single from Hatfield's upcoming album, Lightning Might Strike.
Popsicle, by Juliana Hatfield
from the album Lightning Might Strike
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
SotD: Popsicle, Juliana Hatfield
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/track/popsicle
I really like this new single from Hatfield's upcoming album, Lightning Might Strike.
julianahatfield.bandcamp.com/track/popsicle
I really like this new single from Hatfield's upcoming album, Lightning Might Strike.
SotD: Homem Da Rua, Lo Borges
youtu.be/dAunUARBTAU?...
From his self-titled, first, solo album.
RIP Lo Borges
youtu.be/dAunUARBTAU?...
From his self-titled, first, solo album.
RIP Lo Borges
Homem Da Rua
YouTube video by Lô Borges - Topic
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:16 PM
SotD: Homem Da Rua, Lo Borges
youtu.be/dAunUARBTAU?...
From his self-titled, first, solo album.
RIP Lo Borges
youtu.be/dAunUARBTAU?...
From his self-titled, first, solo album.
RIP Lo Borges
SotD: Take It, Added Dimensions
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/track/take-it
From the Richmond, VA group's new album, Jane From Preoccupied America. Low-fi, catchy, danceable punk with interesting and unusual arrangements.
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/track/take-it
From the Richmond, VA group's new album, Jane From Preoccupied America. Low-fi, catchy, danceable punk with interesting and unusual arrangements.
Take It, by Added Dimensions
from the album Jane from Preoccupied America
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
SotD: Take It, Added Dimensions
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/track/take-it
From the Richmond, VA group's new album, Jane From Preoccupied America. Low-fi, catchy, danceable punk with interesting and unusual arrangements.
added-dimensions.bandcamp.com/track/take-it
From the Richmond, VA group's new album, Jane From Preoccupied America. Low-fi, catchy, danceable punk with interesting and unusual arrangements.